# Ripping  (coming soon)

## **Whats needed**

notes

In terms of ripping, I don't have a lot of advice besides basics

1. Your turntable should always be grounded
2. Clean thoroughly with the best tools at hand before ripping
3. Avoid having other electronics on when possible (for example, CRTs will produce a noise that shows up on recordings, and these will get picked up with your needle)
4. Avoid speaking, playing music etc for the same reason as above
5. Test your levels on the loudest/most dynamic parts of the record to avoid any peaking/clipping
6. Record the entire side of an album without interruptions and split the tracks later
7. Never use a filter or algorithm on an entire track or album or side- any filtering or algorithmic repairs should be performed as-needed on the smallest segments of audio possible. You should do pop and de-click repair first, then use Audacity's repair function if those filters do not succeed in removing aberrant sounds
8. Always edit and work with your audio in .wav, and don't save to .flac until you are done working on the rip

 try to find reviews by audio magazines or on audio forums for ones you're considering.